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text: Back All About Viruses Viruses are familiar from the common diseases they cause: colds and flu, for instance. But what are they, and how do they cause sickness? A virus is a tiny, infectious particle made up of an outer layer called a capsid that's wrapped around a strand of DNA or RNA. DNA and RNA are chains of genetic material that contains instructions for the virus to reproduce. Some viruses also have a lipid (fatty) membrane surrounding their outer layer. Some have enzymes, a type of chemical that helps them reproduce inside a cell. A virus can be thousands of times smaller than a bacterium, small enough to pass through most filters made to trap bacteria. Viruses are found everywhere in nature, even in harsh environments like deserts and polar seas, and thousands of feet underground. They also make up the bulk of organic matter in the sea. They infect plants, animals, bacteria, and humans. Scientists estimate that there are millions of types of viruses, most not yet discovered. So far, each type of virus that has been discovered has its own unique genetic makeup. This means that viruses may represent the largest reservoir of genetic material on earth. Viruses also may create new combinations of genetic material as they reproduce. This means that they create new or mutant versions of themselves. Unlike living cells, viruses cannot on their own carry out the biochemical processes needed to reproduce. They must be inside a living cell to function and produce more viruses. But viruses are very specific about what type of cell they need. How a virus infects a cell Some viruses can remain outside a cell for a long time. Others can survive only in certain conditions. The virus's capsid protects the virus when it is outside a cell. Some viruses have capsids that are resilient and can withstand different environmental conditions. Others are fragile. The capsid also determines the path by which the virus enters a living organism. It also identifies the type of cell in the body that will host the virus. Viruses usually infect only one type of cell. Once a virus finds the appropriate cell, it attaches itself to the cell wall. The virus then either enters the cell, or injects its genetic material (and enzymes, if it carries them) into the cell. Once inside the cell, the viral DNA or RNA and viral enzymes use the host cell's own machinery to produce copies of the virus. These newly created copies leave their host cell by exploding out of it--killing the host cell--or breaking through the cell wall in a process called budding. The new viruses then find and infect other host cells. Viruses can stay in the body area or organ they first infect, or they can spread. Viruses that cause hepatitis, for example, infect the liver and remain there. The measles virus and varicella-zoster virus enter through the respiratory tract and spread to lymph nodes, skin and other organs. Viral infections can damage body tissues in several ways. They can interfere with the normal processes of the host cell, kill the host cell by exploding out of it, or trigger the immune system's response. In people with a healthy immune system, most common disease viruses produce infections that last from seven to 14 days. Some viruses, however, can cause chronic infections. Others lie undetected in the body and cause symptoms at a later time, called a latent infection. In a chronic infection, the virus reproduces and causes effects for an extended time, perhaps for a person's entire life. Hepatitis B and C viruses cause a chronic infection. In a latent viral infection, the virus's DNA or RNA rests harmlessly in the host cells and does not reproduce. If the virus is eventually activated, it begins to reproduce and damage body tissues. Varicella viruses are examples of viruses that cause latent infections. The varicella-zoster virus remains in the body after causing the initial infection known as chicken pox. After the initial infection, it enters the nerves and travels to base of the spine, where it remains dormant, not reproducing and not causing tissue damage. If it is re-activated, it travels through nerves to the skin, where it causes the blister-like lesions of shingles. The lesions appear along the route that the affected nerve follows underneath the skin. The virus then returns to its dormant state. Treating infections Outside the body, viruses can be killed by detergents, bleach, organic solvents such as ether or chloroform, and ultraviolet light. Inside the body, the immune system provides defense by producing antibodies against specific viruses. Antibodies are made when the immune system first encounters a virus. The body builds an antibody specially designed to prevent that particular virus from attaching to new cells. Once an antibody is made for a specific virus, the immune system usually continues to make it, but in much smaller quantities, even if there is no current viral attack. If the immune system encounters that virus again, its response will be faster because it does not have to build a new antibody. It simply makes more of the ones it already has. This is called immunity. You can develop immunity to fight a future viral infection in two ways. You can catch the virus or get a vaccination. Vaccines are made from a killed or inactivated form of the virus or from harmless parts of a viral capsid grown in a laboratory. These substances contain just enough of the virus to trigger the immune system to build an antibody, but not enough to cause a serious infection. Vaccines exist for these viruses: chicken pox, shingles, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, yellow fever, human papillomavirus, rabies, influenza, polio, Japanese encephalitis and rotavirus. Another of the body's natural defenses against viral infections is a family of proteins called interferons. Interferons also fight bacterial infections and tumors. They do not kill viruses, but they activate other immune responses in the body, including processes in host cells that stop the virus's activity. Interferons can also be made commercially and injected into the body to boost the immune system response. Antiviral medications Once a virus is inside a host cell, it is difficult to kill or damage it without killing or damaging the cell. Because of this, scientists have developed drugs that interfere with a virus's functions rather than killing it outright. 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A federal appeals court Friday reversed and vacated the conviction and sentence of hacker and Internet troll Andrew "weev" Auernheimer.The case against Auernheimer, who has often been in solitary confinement for obtaining and disclosing personal data of about 140,000 iPad owners from a publicly available AT&T website, was seen as a test case on how far the authorities could go under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the same law that federal prosecutors were invoking against Aaron Swartz.
But in the end, the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals didn't squarely address the controversial fraud law and instead said Auernheimer was charged in the wrong federal court.
"Although this appeal raises a number of complex and novel issues that are of great public importance in our increasingly interconnected age, we find it necessary to reach only one that has been fundamental since our country's founding: venue," the appeals court wrote. "The proper place of colonial trials was so important to the founding generation that it was listed as a grievance in the Declaration of Independence" (PDF).
Auernheimer was accused of passing along the e-mail addresses to Gawker, which thereafter published the information in redacted form in 2010. Auernheimer was convicted in a New Jersey federal court of a felony under the CFAA for conspiracy to access AT&T's servers against the company's will.
His attorneys argued all along that in order for the CFAA to have applied in this case, there needed to be some sort of "password-gate" or other way of keeping someone out of the AT&T website, which was not present here. They maintained that Auernheimer did not hack into servers or steal passwords. Rather, a major network security flaw at AT&T was discovered and exploited.
A three-judge federal appellate panel, however, for the most part sidestepped ruling on the merits of the hacking allegations and instead focused on where the case was tried.
The government argued that the New Jersey court was a proper venue for the case because 4,500 e-mail addresses were obtained from residents there. The authorities claimed that even if the venue was improper, is should be disregarded because it did "not affect substantial rights."
The court disagreed and suggested that Auernheimer's home state of Arkansas, where the alleged illegal activity took place, was the proper location for trial:
Auernheimer was hauled over a thousand miles from Fayetteville, Arkansas to New Jersey. Certainly if he had directed his criminal activity toward New Jersey to the extent that either he or his co-conspirator committed an act in furtherance of their conspiracy there, or performed one of the essential conduct elements of the charged offenses there, he would have no grounds to complain about his uprooting. But that was not what was alleged or what happened. While we are not prepared today to hold that an error of venue never could be harmless, we do not need to because the improper venue here—far from where he performed any of his allegedly criminal acts—denied Auernheimer's substantial right to be tried in the place where his alleged crime was committed.
Co-defendant Daniel Spitler discovered a security vulnerability in the website used to register iPad users who signed up for AT&T's 3G service. A script on AT&T's servers would accept an iPad's ICC-ID—a unique identifier embedded in the device's microSIM card—and return that user's e-mail address. Spitler figured out that ICC-IDs come in a predictable range, allowing him to enumerate the tens of thousands of them and obtain the corresponding e-mail addresses. Auernheimer was accused of providing Spitler with advice and encouragement over IRC, and later disclosed the information Spitler obtained to the media. In the view of federal prosecutors, Spitler's actions constituted a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Auernheimer faced conspiracy charges for allegedly assisting Spitler.
Spitler pleaded guilty and was sentenced in January to three years probation.
While the court would not resolve whether Auernheimer's conduct was illegal, it commented that "no evidence was advanced at trial" that "any password gate or other code-based barrier" was breached.
A day before his sentencing, Auernheimer commented on reddit last year that his only "regret is being nice enough to give AT&T a chance to patch before dropping the dataset to Gawker. I won't nearly be as nice next time."
Justice Department spokesman Matthew Reilly said in a telephone interview the agency was "reviewing our options now."
The defendant's attorney, Hanni Fakhoury, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said in an e-mail that a "retrial is barred by double jeopardy."
If the authorities do seek a second trial, he said, "we will raise precisely that."
He applauded the appellate court's decision, saying the government's position presented "a risk that defendants could be hailed anywhere in the country to face a criminal trial. This decision will hopefully put some limits on that practice and make sure important constitutional limitations on venue survive in the Internet age."


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Welcome! Hillel at Case Western Reserve University is dedicated to creating a Jewish community on campus and serving as the center of Jewish student life at CWRU. Hillel provides students with cultural, religious and social programming; leadership opportunities; Shabbat and Holiday celebrations; and Israel and Jewish heritage education, all while being part of a multicultural and multi-religious educational environment.
The Hillel building provides a "home-away-from home" for Jewish students, and sits in the center of campus. Operated by the Cleveland Hillel Foundation, the Hillel building is open to students from 12 colleges and universities in the Greater Cleveland area. This gives CWRU students an opportunity to meet fellow Jewish students from their own university and beyond. The Cleveland Hillel Foundation offers a variety of programming throughout the year in coordination with CWRU and neighboring schools.
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Discovery is a testbed for benchmarking and evaluating new hardware. Discovery has primarily been supported by Dell and Intel in conjunction with the Dell Benchmarking center at TACC. Discovery's hardware changes frequently (often monthly) as new platforms, processors, and other technologies become available.
As of late 2015, one of the most exciting components of the Discovery is a partition of the system where TACC is bringing up and evaluating its first installation of the Intel "Omni-Path" interconnect.
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Friday Philosophy – It's not "Why Won't It Work!" it's "What Don't I Understand?" April 27, 2012Posted by mwidlake in Friday Philosophy.
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I had a tricky performance problem to solve this week. Some SQL was running too slow to support the business need. I made the changes and additions I could see were needed to solve the problem and got the code running much faster – but it would not run faster consistently. It would run like a dream, then run slow, then run like a dream again 2 or 3 times and then run like a wounded donkey 3 or 4 times. It was very frustrating.
For many this would provoke the cry of "Why won't it work!!!". But I didn't, I was crying "What don't I understand???". {I think I even did a bit of fist-pounding, but only quietly as my boss was sitting on the desk opposite me.}
I think I've always been a bit like that in respect of How Things Work", but it has been enhanced within me by being blessed to work with or meet people for whom it is more important for them to understand why something is not working than fixing it.
I was reminded of this by a thoughtful comment in an email that one of the oaktable sent to the list. They made the comment that what they felt was common between members of the oaktable is "that we're not interested (really) in what the solution is of most of our problems, but actually, what is the underlying issue that really causes the problem?"
It struck a real chord with me. Quite a few people I've come across seem to be fixated on wanting to know solutions – so that they can look knowledgeable and be "one of the best". But that's just stamp collecting really. It's like one of those 'games card' fads that each generation of children has, where you want to collect the best cards so you can win. I never got it as a kid as there are few rules, tactics, 'how it works' to elucidate. What success is there in winning when it's just down to the cards you have? {And being candid, I didn't like them as partly as I never had the money to buy many cards and partly I was rubbish at trading them. No sales skills.}
I know the solve-it-don't-just-fix-it position is a topic I have touched on before, but I think the attitude of trying to fix problems by understanding how it works is far more satisfying than doing so by knowing a set of solutions. You develop a deeper understanding to help solve new problems than any amount of solution-stamp-collecting ever will. However, another wise voice on the Oaktable discussion pointed out that you can be in a work environment where there is no time to investigate and you simply have to try your set of fixes and move on if you hit one that works. Your work environment can strongly influence how you work and, it some ways, the ways you think.
I bet some people are wondering what my problem at the start of this post actually was? Well, a nice technical blog about it may appear over the weekend, but the core reason for the toggling of working/not-working was partition swap. We have data coming into the system very fast. We build a new summary of the key data in one table and then swap it into active play via partition swap. On the live system, stats had not been gathered on the "swap" table we had introduced but had on the active table. So, each time the partition swapped, we went from good stats to "empty" stats or the other way around. The empty stats gave a quite, quite dreadful execution plan.


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CENTENNIAL — Thirty-eight days before the attack on the Century Aurora 16 movie theater, the psychiatrist treating suspect James Holmes told a police officer that her patient had confessed homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public, according to newly unsealed court documents in the murder case against Holmes.
The psychiatrist, Dr. Lynne Fenton, also told the officer that Holmes had stopped seeing her and had been threatening her in text messages and e-mails, the documents state. The officer, Lynn Whitten, responded by deactivating Holmes' key-card access to secure areas of University of Colorado medical campus buildings, according to search-warrant affidavits.
But the documents don't reveal what — if anything — campus authorities did to investigate Holmes until 38 days later, when 12 people were dead in the July 20 movie-theater shootings, 58 more were injured by gunfire and Aurora police came to campus to ask questions.
"Dr. Fenton advised (Whitten) that through her contact with James Holmes she was reporting, per her requirement, his danger to the public due to homicidal statements he had made," one search-warrant affidavit states.
The documents — 12 search-warrant affidavits and an affidavit in support of warrantless arrest — were created in the earliest days of the case but were originally sealed. They were unsealed Thursday by Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr., who took over the case Monday. Holmes' murder trial is scheduled to begin next year.
Several media outlets, including The Denver Post, moved to have the documents released, arguing that the contents of the warrants and affidavits had likely been made public over the past eight months and were presented in court hearings, including the three-day preliminary hearing in January.
Indeed, most of the information in the documents has been disclosed, either during the preliminary hearing or in other court filings or testimony. But the affidavits add new details and context to the case's timeline, while also contradicting other information.
For instance, prosecutors have previously revealed that Holmes made threats and had his key-card access cut off. But CU officials have denied that Holmes was banned from campus for making threats, saying instead that his key card was deactivated as part of a normal process when a student withdraws from school — which Holmes was doing at the time of the alleged threats.
Likewise, the affidavits contradict a statement Fenton made when testifying during an earlier hearing in the case. Fenton said she went to police in June with concerns about a patient. But, when asked whether she had ever reported a dangerous patient to police because she was required to by law, Fenton said she hadn't.
A source has told The Denver Post that Holmes told Fenton on June 11 that he fantasized about killing "a lot of people." The affidavits unsealed Thursday say Fenton told Whitten about her concerns June 12, and Whitten deactivated Holmes' key card on the same day.
But the source told The Post that Fenton declined to order Holmes detained on a 72-hour psychiatric hold. On June 13, Holmes allegedly bought a 100-round magazine for his AR-15-style rifle, adding to a considerable arsenal of weapons and ammunition, according to court records and testimony.
The affidavits each contain a narrative of the case that matches with police testimony during the preliminary hearing about the early investigation into the case. The narratives, for instance, describe how police initially mistook a heavily armored Holmes for a fellow cop in the darkness behind the movie theater, before realizing he was the suspect.
They describe how Holmes told officers after his arrest that his apartment was loaded with explosives. When one officer asked Holmes if he had any accomplices, Holmes replied, "It is just me," according to the affidavits.
The documents also provide minute insights into Holmes' life.
Mixed among the explosives, ignition systems, bottles of motor oil and school textbooks at Holmes' apartment, investigators found a receipt for an online movie ticket purchase, a Batman mask, index cards with chemical formulas written on them and a supply list, according to an inventory of items attached to one of the search warrants. Police also found medications in his apartment, including ibuprofen, sedatives and the anti-anxiety drug clonazepam. They also found the antidepressant sertraline, the generic version of the antidepressant Zoloft.
The inventory includes a number of video games, including Skyrim, StarCraft and Oblivion. On Holmes' walls, officers pulled down posters from the film "Pulp Fiction" and for the paintball video series "Soldiers of Misfortune."
And the affidavits reveal new information about the fiercely fought-over notebook that Holmes mailed to Fenton. The brown spiral notebook, with a place to write a name and course subject on the cover, was labeled with Holmes' name and the words "Of Life" on the course line, according to one affidavit. Inside the notebook were a number of burnt $20 bills, the document states. The bomb technician who first found it said the notebook appeared to be a journal because it contained "unknown writings."
But, for all the new details, the documents unsealed Thursday fail to answer the question hanging over the entire case: Why?
Early the morning of the shooting, police took Holmes to an interview room in the Aurora police headquarters, according to the affidavits. Holmes would later ask for an attorney upon being advised of his rights at 2:44 a.m. But for an unspecified amount of time before then, he talked with detectives while a video camera rolled, according to the documents.
Not one word of what he said is contained in the affidavits.
John Ingold: jingold@ denverpost.com, 303-954-1068 or twitter.com/John_Ingold


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The old guy sighs and tells him, "My ship was torpedoed by the Germans in WWII. A mermaid rescued me and promised to grant me three wishes. For my first wish, I asked to return to the States. My second wish was to have all the money I would ever need. Finally, my third wish was to have s ex with the mermaid."
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"Well," sighs the man, "mermaids can't have s ex, so I asked her if I could just have a little head... ."
A new business was opening, and one of the owner's friends sent flowers for the occasion. But when the owner read the card with the flowers, it said. "Rest in Peace"
The owner was little upset and called the florist to complain. After he had told the florist about the obvious mistake, the florist said, "Sir, I'm really sorry for the mistake, but rater than getting angry, you should imagine this: Somewhere there is a funeral taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying, "Congratulations on you new location."
It took Sarah Palin six years to get a four-year degree from five third-rate schools.
Hi folks. I eat caca.
Mmmmmmm... caca
* drool *
Put that caca down !! You drooling little freak tard !!
Folks, Experimental democracy is DOA (Dead On Arrival) in India. It is has never worked in large populated countries. Particularly those with mostly illiterate populace such as India. The recent "selection" of Modi ....a murderer, raipist and stalker is a testament to this failure. Too big to manage, minorities such as muslims, sikhs, christians get disenfranchised etc. India will need to go back to its socialist/communist roots. Maybe splitting it up into smaller pieces (circa USSR) is an alternate scenario. CIA is probably running some models to deal with the potential implosion.
The following is dedicated to our poop AFICIONADO :
We've all been there but don't like to admit it. We've all kicked back in our cubicles and suddenly felt something a brew down below. As much as we try to convince ourselves, the WORK POOP is inevitable. For those of you who hate pooping at work as much as I do, I give you the...
Unofficial Survival Guide for Taking a Dump at Work.
Memorize these definitions and pooping at work will become a pure pleasure.
Definition: a fart that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing a poop in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of panic embarras sment. This is similar to the hot flash you receive when passing an unseen police car and speeding. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the farter in the urinal, pretend you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee, it is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.
Jailbreak (Used in conjunction with Escapee)
Definition: When forcing poop, several farts slip out at a machine gun pace. This is usually a side effect of diarrhea or a hangover. If this should happen, do not panic. Remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom so to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.
Courtesy Flush
Definition: The act of flushing the toilet the instant the nose cone of the poop log hits the water and the poop is whisked away to an undisclosed location. This reduces the amount of air time the poop has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.
Walk of Shame
Definition: Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk up the bathroom. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with all farts, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. Can be avoided with the use of the COURTESY FLUSH.
Out of the Closet Pooper
Definition: A colleague who poops at work and proud of it. You will often see an Out Of The Closet Pooper enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under their arm. Always look around the office for the Out Of The Closet Pooper before entering the bathroom.
The Pooping Friends Network
Definition: A group of coworkers who band together to ensure emergency pooping goes off without incident. This group can help you to monitor the whereabouts of Out Of The Closet Poopers, and identify SAFE HAVENS.
Safe Havens
Definition: A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite s ex. This will reduce the odds of a pooper of your s ex entering the bathroom.
Turd Burglar
Definition: A pooper who does not realize that you are in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that can occur when taking a dump at work. If this occurs, remain in the stall until the Turd Burglar leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact.
Definition: A phony cough that alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON, or to alert potential Turd Burglars. Very effective when used in conjunction with an ASTAIRE.
Definition: A subtle toe-tap that is used to alert potential Turd Burglars that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an Astaire, leave the bathroom immediately so the pooper can poop in peace.
Definition: A turd that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarras sing incident. If you feel a Watermelon coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.
Havana Omlet
Definition: A load of diarrhea that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an Escapee. Try using a Camo-Cough with an Astaire.
Uncle Ted
Definition: A bathroom user who seems to linger around forever. Could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An Uncle Ted makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, as you should always wait to drop your load when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as the other bathroom attendees.
Fly By
Definition: The act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk in and check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become susp icious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.
A man walks into a bar and sits down. The bartender asks the man what he wants. The man says, "Give me a Bud Lite."
When the bartender brings him the beer, he notices the guy pokes at his hand and starts talking. When he stops talking, the bartender asks, "What are you doing with your hand on your face?"
The guy says, "A while ago I was hit by lightning and from then on my hand became a cell phone."
The bartender says, "Oh! You're full of it!"
So the guy says, "If you don't believe me, then here! Tell me your phone number and I will dial it.
The bartender says, "Dial 654-8967."
The guy did so and hands the phone to the bartender who talks with his wife and kids.
After a few drinks, the guy goes into the bathroom. Two other guys come in and the bartender asks they if they saw the guy whose hand is a cell phone. The two guys say "Oh, you're full of it!" The bartender tells them if they don't believe him, then wait until he comes out of the bathroom and they can see for themselves.
After about 15 minutes the guy still hadn't come out of the bathroom so the bartender goes to check on him. When the bartender goes into the bathroom he sees the guy standing there pants down and toilet paper rolling out of his butt. The bartender asks, "What the heck are you doing?"
The guy says, "Hold on a second! I'm getting a fax!"
A young man was delighted to finally be asked home to meet the parents of the young woman held been seeing for some time. He was quite nervous about the meeting, though, and by the time he arrived punctually at the doorstep he was in a state of gastric distress. The problem developed into one of acute flatulence, and halfway through the canapes the young man realized he couldn't hold it in one second longer without exploding. A tiny fart escaped.
"SPOT!" called out the young woman's mother to the family dog, lying at the young man's feet.
Relieved at the dog's having been blamed, the young man let another, slightly larger one go. "Spot!" she called out sharply. "I've got it made," thought the fellow to himself. One more and I'll feel fine. So he let loose a really big one.
"Spot!" shrieked the mother. "Get over here before he poops on you!"
A growing number of us are convinced that Sarah Palin is the only one who can heal and re-unify our country. But first she must return to her motorhome and resume her cross country tour. She will have to visit cities both large and small, being careful to speak only to real Americans, dispensing her sage advice and folksy, homespun common sense solutions. We can be a great nation again if we all follow the "Palin Path".
– Tea Party Patriot –
Pack up your temperature sensors, your climate-modeling supercomputers, your tree and ice core sample equipment. Sarah Palin has spoken on climate change, and she says it's snowing in Alaska, ergo "global warming my gluteus maximus," Q.E.D. And you know it's science because she used the Latin word for "ass."
Sarah Palin only backs winning horses like John McCain, Bristol and Levi's marriage, and her own gubernatorial career, so if she says climate science is a non-starter then by god, we're just going to throw in the towel.
Sarah Palin's entire schtick is repeating ridiculous lies and simply opposing things that liberals support for no other reason than to be a childish, annoying, petulant troublemaker. It's clear that she has no actual values or ideas. Just narcissism and greed...and she's lazy with no work ethic. Anybody who would vote for her for a serious role in government is the epitome of a low information voter.
Ditto Hillbillary Clinton and her little groupies.
A young bull was prancing around an old Bull and said Hey grampa! Let's run down there and breed one of them cows! The old Bull stood up and said No. Let's walk down there and breed them all.
One day two cattle ranchers were looking at their herd and one said to the other Our calves look kind of scraggly this year. And so the other rancher said Yup. I think it's about time we bought ourselves a new bull.
And so they hitched the trailer to their truck and drove-off to the livestock auction to buy a new bull.
Well. Meanwhile the 3 bulls they already had were listening- in on their conversation. The oldest Bull said "That new bull ain't getting none of my cows". And the two younger bulls agreed. Later that afternoon the 2 cattle ranchers came back with a trailer hanging low from the weight of the new bull they had bought. When the huge Bull emerged from the trailer the other 3 bulls went into shock. A huge Bull weighing 3000 lbs. The oldest bull said "Ahem. He is a fellow bull of ours and so is welcome to all of my cows"
The next bull said "I agree. This new brother bull is welcome to any of my cows too." The third bull...a young scrawny one that only had a few cows liking him...he began to snort and rake his horns in the dirt. And use his hoofs to tear-up turf. The other two Bulls said What? That new bull could easily kill you. Calm down, son. The little bull said I am only doing this to make dang sure he knows I'm not a cow.
The earths climate has been slowly and gently warming for over 10 thousand years, naturally.
All that mankind's pollution has done is make the air smell bad, and altered the rate at which water evaporates. Which causes violent weather extremes, not "Global Warming".
Nothing can stop the earth from becoming the warm global paradise God purposed it to be. Nothing. So yeah. Throw in the towel. It's a done deal.
Some of you might recall back in the 70's the official story was the world would run out of oil and natural gas by the year 2000. And that we humans had burned a hole in earth's ozone layer.
Well. Look. We still have plenty of oil and extremely huge Ng reserved that would take humans thousands of years to consume. And now scientists tell us the truth about that "hole" in the ozone layer. It was made by one single giant volcano in Antarctica, and without it life on earth never could have happened.
Both tree huggers and rich industrialists are full of crapm
Don't listen to this guy. He's full of it. ^^
He's too stupid to understand what scientists tell him. ^^


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As citizens of this great nation, we owe our freedoms, rights, and opportunities to those who did all they could to protect our country. This is why Oak Ridge Funeral Care is devoted to honoring the wishes of these veterans and their loved ones, working hard to provide a patriotic final service.
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Since we opened the doors to Oak Ridge Funeral Care, we've dedicated our time and expertise to providing funeral services for military professionals and veterans alike. During these times, we work together with the families of veterans to ensure that their needs are met, paired with emotional support each step of the way.
We're Proud to Serve for Those Who Served for Us
Our veterans services allow us a chance to give back half of the service that they provided this country.
When a veteran, or their loved ones, choose to work with an advisor at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, we promise to:
- Complete all necessary applications for military professionals and veterans' benefits which may include applications for the Presidential Memorial Certificate, for Military Honors, and a veteran headstone or memorial marker
- Coordinate the documentation that is provided at death by the family to request honors for their loved one
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Veterans and their families will also receive other services from Oak Ridge Funeral Care such as professional assistance from a Funeral Director and other support staff, transfer services of the deceased with professional after-life care, use of our automotive vehicles, and additional personalization options such as a specialized engraving or a meaningful tribute video.
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Super Bowl preview: How the 49ers, Ravens match up
The coaching matchup
While the big story leading up to the Super Bowl has been the Harbowl, not as much is being made about the actual coaching jobs these guys have done getting the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens to Super Bowl XLVII. And that's a shame, because both of them pulled the trigger on some big-time risky decisions.
The quarterback matchup
It won't be at high noon, and there won't be any tumbleweeds. Instead of a few frightened locals hiding in rain barrels, there'll be more than a hundred million people watching on TVs around the world. Super Bowl XLVII, for all the hype about power running games and savage defenses, will be a good old-fashioned duel: a main-street showdown between two armed and dangerous quarterbacks. Who'll have the quickest draw? Who'll have the truest aim? Between the Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco and San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, who'll win the Super Bowl XLVII quarterback duel?
The coverage
When the San Francisco 49ers square off with the Baltimore Ravens to decide who walks away with the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL will be trying to top the monumental 111.3 million U.S. TV viewers it had in 2012. This game has plenty of storylines—brothers Jim and John Harbaugh squaring off, and Ray Lewis' last game, among others—and the matchup will have no problem drawing in the casual fan.
Interesting prop bets
Super Bowl XLVII has all sorts of interesting subplots, including Ray Lewis' last game, the brothers Harbaugh battling for sibling supremacy and Randy Moss' redemption. Who cares? The most interesting battle for us will be our particular Super Bowl prop bets. But there are so many that it's easy to get overwhelmed. No worries; I've got you covered.
History lesson
ith Super Bowl XLVII right around the corner, final predictions are being made for every aspect of the season's biggest game. That includes which players are most likely to win Super Bowl MVP. That player will join the winners from the other 46 Super Bowls and forever be remembered for his performance. The only question that will remain is where will Super Bowl XLVII MVP's performance rank among every other MVP winner? While the big game hasn't taken place yet, we've still taken to time to rank every Super Bowl MVP. We've ranked them based on actual performance during the game, taking into account clutch and significant plays.
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SUWANEE, Ga. >> An armed man who was having financial problems held four firefighters for hours in a suburban Atlanta home, demanding his cable and power be turned back on, before being shot dead when SWAT members stormed the house, authorities said today. The hostages had cuts and bruises from explosions that officers set off to distract the gunman before moving in, but they will be fine, a fire official said.
Minutes before the police announcement on the resolution, a huge blast could be heard a quarter-mile away from the home, shuddering through the Suwanee neighborhood, setting off car alarms.
Earlier today, five firefighters responded to what seemed like a routine medical call and were eventually taken hostage by an unidentified suspect inside the house, police said. The gunman released one of the firefighters to move a fire truck but held the other four.
Dozens of police and rescue vehicles surrounded the home and a negotiator was keeping in touch with the gunman, police said. The situation remained tense until the blast rocked the neighborhood of mostly two-story homes and well-kept lawns. Residents unable to get into their neighborhood because of the police cordon flinched and recoiled as the enormous blast went off.
Soon after the stun blast, officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect and a SWAT member was shot in the hand or arm, but should be fine, said Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Edwin Ritter. Ritter would not saw how the gunman was fatally shot, saying it was being investigated.
"The explosion you heard was used to distract the suspect, to get into the house and take care of business," Ritter said in a news conference minutes after the resolution. He said the situation had gotten to the point where authorities believed the lives of the hostages were in "immediate danger."
The gunman, who has not been identified, demanded several utilities be restored, Ritter said. According to public records, the home is in foreclosure and has been bank-owned since mid-November.
"It's an unfortunate circumstance we did not want to end this way," Ritter said. "But with the decisions this guy was making, this was his demise."
Firefighters were able to use their radios to let the dispatch center know what was going on, said Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said, and Ritter said officials decided to "get control of the situation" and do it swiftly.
The incident occurred about 35 miles northeast of Atlanta, in the Interstate 85 corridor, and Rutledge said the initial medical call seemed routine and firefighters did not believe there was any danger. One engine and one ambulance responded. Ritter said authorities didn't yet know if the suspect may have faked a heart attack or some other problem to bring the firefighters to his home.
"Our firefighters responded to a call they respond to hundreds of times, and that's a medical emergency," Rutledge said.
Two ambulances could be seen leaving after the gunfire ended.
Asked what kind of weapon or weapons the suspect had, Ritter said he didn't immediately know. He said investigators were in the house where the suspect's body remained.
A spokeswoman for Gwinnett Medical Center said tonight that five firefighters and a police officer were treated at the hospital and all were in good condition. A couple firefighters had already been released, and it was expected that all of the firefighters would be going home tonight.
"In talking to the firefighters and their families just now, they're relieved," the fire department's Rutledge said this evening at the same briefing, according to video posted by WSB-TV. "They're simply relieved that the situation is over, that their family members are with them and that they're safe."
This was the second time in recent months that firefighters have been targeted.
On Dec. 24, a man in upstate New York set his house ablaze and shot and killed two firefighters as they arrived, then himself. Two other firefighters and a police officer were wounded.
Lucas reported from Atlanta.


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Google is still forging ahead with plans to make a native Google Maps iOS app, despite the fact that those inside the company are "not optimistic" Apple would approve it. At least one source reported to the Guardian that prospects might be better now that former SVP of iOS software Scott Forstall has effectively been shown the door, but the company appears to believe a Google Maps app appearing in the App Store anytime soon would be "an unlikely event."
When Apple released iOS 6 with a redesigned Maps app that uses Apple's own mapping data sources, we complained that the lack of built-in transit information and less-than-perfect data were a problem. And though most users haven't been put off by the issues, plenty of people had enough problems that Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the state of the app on release, and promised fixes were coming.
In the meantime, Apple has promoted several Maps alternatives in the App Store, as well as pointing to Web-based options such as those from Google and Nokia. According to the Guardian's sources, though, none of the apps Apple is promoting in the App Store use Google's APIs to access its store of location, routing, or point-of-interest data.
We tested a few of the Maps alternatives, and found Google's Web-based Google Maps to offer the missing data and transit directions that Apple's own Maps currently lacks. However, the interface is relatively cumbersome, and doesn't integrate with Siri or iOS 6's turn-by-turn navigation.
Though it hasn't publicly stated its plans, Google has apparently been working on its own mapping app for iOS since this summer and plans to have it ready to ship before the end of the year. However, inside the company there's little hope for Apple approval. Instead, Apple is expected to "keep moving forward in an effort to make its obviously inferior product better," and "save face" with the public.


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CHOP N/IICU Celebrates 50th Anniversary
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November 29, 2012 — The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is celebrating 50 years of caring for critically ill infants in the Harriet and Ronald Lassin Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit (N/IICU) with an anniversary event. CHOP established the nation's first surgical neonatal intensive care unit in 1962 under the leadership of C. Everett Koop, MD, then surgeon-in-chief at the Hospital and later Surgeon General of the United States.
What began as a one-room 12-bed unit now houses 95 licensed beds, with more than 400 staff members who care for about 1,200 infants each year using sophisticated technologies unimaginable in the 1960s.
"Today, we take for granted that hospitals have a special unit dedicated to critically ill infants, but in the 1960s, NICUs were a cutting-edge idea," said Steven M. Altschuler, MD, chief executive officer. "CHOP was a pioneer in the field, and through the decades our research has helped clinicians worldwide learn how to better care for neonates. We continue to lead the way in neonatal care."
CHOP's Division of Neonatology is ranked among the best in the nation, and its N/IICU has the expertise and technology to provide the highest level of care for critically ill neonates, including premature infants — some born as early as 22 weeks — as well as those with congenital anomalies or rare disorders. Aside from the 15 percent of babies in the unit who are diagnosed with birth defects prenatally in CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and born in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, most are transported to CHOP's N/IICU from other hospitals, many from beyond the Philadelphia region. These infants benefit from the entire range of pediatric subspecialties available at CHOP.
Years of experience and research have led to the development of multidisciplinary programs at CHOP for neonatal conditions such as airway disorders, chronic lung disease and neonatal stroke.
"Babies in our N/IICU are cared for by a clinical team with decades of experience treating infants who have the most serious diagnoses," said Phyllis Dennery, MD, chief of the Division of Neonatology. "Our neonatal staff is leading the way at the bench and bedside, conducting research and seeking out new treatments and techniques to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable neonates."
Many of the Division's physicians are active researchers, studying areas such as understanding and preventing lung injury in premature babies, evaluating the effects of the maternal environment on neonates and developing markers to predict illness in babies.
The neonatal program at CHOP has grown over the years to extend beyond the Hospital's walls, through the CHOP Newborn Care Network, which runs the intensive care nurseries at 11 community hospitals.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second relaxation of controls on communications in recent weeks. However, North Korean citizens will not have access to the mobile Internet service to be offered by provider Koryolink within the next week.
Koryolink, a joint venture between Korea Post & Telecommunications Corporation and Egypt's Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE, informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday that it will launch a third generation, or 3G, mobile Internet service no later than March 1.
The announcement comes just weeks after North Korea began allowing foreigners to bring their own cellphones into the country to use with Koryolink SIM cards, reversing a longstanding rule requiring most visitors to relinquish their phones at customs and leaving many without easy means of communication with the outside world.
The two changes in policy mean foreigners in North Korea will have unprecedented connectivity while living, working or travelling in a country long regarded as one of the most isolated nations in the world.
However, wireless Internet will not yet be offered to North Koreans, who are governed by a separate set of telecommunication rules from foreigners. North Koreans will be allowed to access certain 3G services, including SMS and MMS messaging, video calls and subscriptions to the state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper — but not the global Internet.
The lack of Internet access in North Korea has put the country at the bottom of Internet freedom surveys. Though North Korea is equipped for broadband Internet, only a small, approved segment of the population has access to the World Wide Web.
During a visit to Pyongyang early last month, Google's executive chairman pressed the North Koreans to expand access to the Internet. Eric Schmidt noted that it would be "very easy" for North Korea to offer Internet on Koryolink's fast-expanding 3G cellphone network.
"As the world becomes increasingly connected, the North Korean decision to be virtually isolated is very much going to affect their physical world and their economic growth," he wrote in a Jan. 20 blog post after returning to the United States. "It will make it harder for them to catch up economically. It is their choice now, and in my view, it's time for them to start, or they will remain behind."
Soon after Schmidt's visit, Google unveiled maps of North Korea with more details based on contributions from foreigners using satellite images and publicly available information to map the country. Before, North Korea was left mostly blank in Google Maps but with the update, Pyongyang and major North Korean cities are shown with street names, parks, roads, train stops and monuments.
Cellphone use has multiplied in North Korea since Orascom built a 3G network more than four years ago. More than a million people are now using mobile phones in North Korea, where the network now covers most major cities, according to Orascom.
Chinese-made Huawei cellphones sold by Koryolink are not cheap, with the most basic model costing about $150, and the governments restricts North Koreans from phoning abroad or foreigners from their cellphones. Still, mobile phones have become a must-have accessory among not only the elite in Pyongyang but also the middle class in cities such as Kaesong and Wonsan.
Foreigners, meanwhile, can now purchase SIM cards at the airport or at Koryolink shops for 50 euros ($70). Calls abroad range from 0.38 euros a minute to Switzerland and France and more than 5 euros a minute to the U.S. Calls to South Korea remain prohibited.
Starting next week, foreigners will be allowed to purchase monthly mobile Internet data plans for use with a USB modem or on mobile devices using their SIM cards. Prices for the service haven't been announced yet.
The expansion of cellphone and Internet services — at least for foreigners — comes as North Korea promotes the development of science and technology as a means of improving its moribund economy.
Late leader Kim Jong Il was revealed to have been a Mac user. His Macbook Pro, or a replica, is enshrined at the Kumsusan mausoleum where his body lies in state.
Current leader Kim Jong Un, meanwhile, was shown in a recent photo with a more mobile computing accessory: a smartphone.
Follow AP's bureau chief for Pyongyang and Seoul at www.twitter.com/newsjean


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Front Runners List: Click to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com.
Multiple Ascents Grid: Click for a grid showing all of Nicolaus Marshall's ascents of peaks on this list (including up to 10 rounds of repeats).
Compare Climbers: Click to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list.
Europe, as defined by this web site, includes all of the Caucasus and all of the Urals, so high points for countries not normally considered "European" (such as Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) are included. Also note that the highest points of Spain and Portugal are on mid-Atlantic islands, which are classified as part of Africa (the Canaries are clearly offshore from Africa, and other islands are grouped that way to keep them all together).
Many climbers and peakbaggers would likely consider this somewhat arbitrary approach very unsatisfactory. Therefore, an alternate Core Europe Country High Point List has been created that adds the Spain and Portugal high points and removes the peaks in the Greater Caucasus and Arctic islands.
The highest reaches of this list are dominated by the Caucasus and the Alps, by far the highest and most dominant of the ranges of Europe.
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Home away from home- Singapore serviced apartments for rent
Singapore is among the top ten financial centers of the world. It hosts many businessmen who visit here for various durations. Serviced apartments have emerged to be the best accommodation option for such people as well as for those who visit here for tourism.
Why serviced apartments?
Hotels can be a good option for accommodation, but these cannot provide the privacy that people expect these days. Serviced apartments, on the other hand, are well equipped with housing accessories and provide you privacy like your own home. They also have attached kitchens where you can cook and have a nice stay. Unlike hotel rooms, which can accommodate only a handful of people at a time and you have to book another room if the number exceeds two or maximum three, a large sized serviced apartment is the ideal place to host your entire family.
The best part, however, is the homely feeling that you will get in serviced apartments away from the constantly barging hotel staff. Moreover, serviced apartments are much cheaper than staying in a hotel with the same level of luxuries. That is why the hotels have left behind by the serviced apartment in the competition.
It is also a good option for people whose houses are under renovation. Now, there is no need to trouble your relatives or shrink your living area to one room of your house. You can rent a serviced apartment and live there until your house is ready to welcome you again.
You will get Singapore serviced apartments for rent in different parts of the city and you can choose one which best suits your requirements. Then there is choice of size; you can have serviced apartments ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms according to your requirements. However, the minimum stay duration may vary with different apartments.
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At the end of April, Compassion held an "innovation summit" in Colorado Springs. More than 100 people from multiple areas within the organization attended the two-day event.
One of the speakers was David Kinnaman, president of The Barna Group. At the end of his presentation David bluntly told everyone assembled that Compassion's business model is out of date.
He didn't suggest it. He declared it. As fact. "Your business model is out of date."
He didn't say it might happen in the future. He said it's here.
He didn't position it as his opinion to consider. He delivered this "truth" directly, firmly and respectfully. It was refreshing.
A month later, Jon Dale, of Dale Interactive Group, told me the same thing over lunch.
In our highly connected digital world the technology exists for you to speak directly to your sponsored children, via Skype, Facebook, Twitter, etc.. So the idea of developing a meaningful, one-to-one, cross-cultural relationship via handwritten letters that can take up to three months to travel in one direction and another few months to travel back is outdated.
There are reasons we don't yet offer you the ability to communicate directly with your sponsored children via social media. And there are reasons we ask that you don't accept or initiate friend requests with your sponsored children via social media.
But we know that we must replace our antiquated communication process with one that offers you compelling ways to communicate with your sponsored children. We know that we can't wait any longer to do this.
However, it's not just the communication process we need to address. We also have to carefully consider what one-to-one child sponsorship should look like in the digital world. How can we use the tools of technology to make your participation in the development of these children more than just financial support and writing letters?
Although we're not a sponsor-focused organization — we're child focused — or a sponsor development organization, we know that "we" don't exist without "you." We can't succeed without God's blessing and your support.
What do you think about what I've said? Do you agree with David and Jon … and me? What do you think Compassion needs to do or consider when redefining what child sponsorship delivers to you?
Now is the time to share your opinions, particularly if you don't normally comment. As our leadership team begins to answer these questions, it's better that they know what you think rather than make assumptions about what you think.


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WASHINGTON — Labor leaders said Tuesday that President Barack Obama remains committed to preserving tax cuts for middle class families and ensuring the wealthy pay more in taxes, outlining plans for a public campaign to pressure Republican lawmakers.
The heads of several labor unions and Democratic-leaning interest groups emerged from an hour-long meeting with Obama saying they were united with the president on how to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" and prevent more financial hardships next year.
"We are very, very committed to making sure that the middle class and workers don't end up paying the tab for a party that we didn't get to go to and the president is committed to that as well," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
Labor leaders said they plan to mobilize their members in the coming weeks to press Republicans to support the extension of tax cuts for middle income families. Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, said labor needs to remain "as engaged as we were in the election throughout the rest of this year to make sure we get the Republican House to say yes to tax cuts for the middle class."
According to participants, White House aides said the president intends to hold campaign-style events across the country after Thanksgiving to drum up support for his proposed solution to the fiscal cliff. It would build upon more than 100 rallies organized by labor unions last week urging members of Congress to avoid cuts to entitlement programs.
Obama was kicking off a series of meetings this week with labor officials, business executives and congressional leaders aimed at finding consensus on the fiscal cliff. The week will include a tone-setting news conference Wednesday that will give the president the chance to frame his outlook on the year-ending lame duck session.
The president views his re-election as an affirmation of his belief that raising taxes on families earning more than $250,000 a year is what voters want. Republican House Speaker John Boehner has expressed a willingness to raise revenues but remains opposed to boosting tax rates, pointing instead to closing tax loopholes, lowering rates and fixing entitlement programs.
Both sides have voiced the potential for cooperation, but face a post-election confrontation over a series of expiring tax cuts approved during the George W. Bush presidency and tough, across-the-board spending cuts set to take place because lawmakers failed to reach a deal to reduce the federal debt.
Economists have warned the combination of the expiring tax cuts and reduced spending could hinder the economic recovery.
During Tuesday's meeting, participants said the president reiterated his contention that the wealthy should pay more in taxes and that his views were vindicated by the election. They said the president showed no willingness to extend the Bush era tax cuts for the wealthy. "He's standing firm on taxes, on the issue of raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans," said Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress.
The labor and liberal organizations said they made clear their opposition to any benefit cuts to Medicare recipients or increasing the eligibility age. Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, said after the meeting he was confident that "whatever savings come out of those programs would not come out of beneficiaries or citizens, it would be focused more on providers."
Obama meets Wednesday with a dozen CEOs from companies such as General Electric, Walmart, Ford and Chevron. Some of the participants are involved with The Campaign to Fix the Debt, which has pushed for a long-term plan to fix the nation's debt and deficits.
The gatherings set the stage for a Friday meeting with the top four leaders of Congress before Obama departs on a trip to Asia leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Associated Press writers Sam Hananel and Jim Kuhnhenn contributed to this report.


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Apple and Samsung are nowhere near done fighting over the patent trial that led to a $1 billion victory for Apple last month. Last week, Samsung demanded a judgment as a matter of law in its favor or a new trial, apparently due to concern that the patent-holding jury foreman improperly relied on information not presented during trial. Apple made its own court filing (PDF) on Tuesday night, accusing Samsung of attacking the jury process with baseless and frivolous claims.
Samsung's brief arguing for a new trial was partially redacted, but CNET noted that it references previous court cases involving jury misconduct. The most likely scenario seems to be Samsung attacking jury foreman Velvin Hogan, who holds a patent on a personal video recording and storage system. Samsung could argue that Hogan improperly brought his outside knowledge into play in the trial, and swayed the rest of the jury.
Apple's response begins: "Continuing the attack on the jury and the jury process that Samsung has waged in the press worldwide, Samsung has filed a motion for a new trial based on alleged juror misconduct. Samsung seeks to seal the arguments and certain supporting declarations and exhibits concerning the alleged misconduct, citing concern for the jurors' privacy and the integrity of the proceedings. But Samsung's actions belie its words, as it has publicly filed documents that reveal the very facts that it seeks to seal. As a result, the media were quickly able to discern not only that Samsung had accused the jury of misconduct but also which juror it accused."
Apple further called Samsung's jury misconduct allegations "baseless" and "frivolous."
"Among other failings, Samsung's motion does not even address, let alone disclose, when Samsung learned the facts on which it bases its misconduct allegations, and in particular, whether Samsung impermissibly delayed raising this issue, as the facts Samsung does disclose suggest," Apple wrote.
Apple's filing is not a full response to the demand for a new trial. Rather, it is a partial opposition to Samsung's motion to file documents under seal and prohibit the parties from communicating with jurors. But this looks like the beginning of a battle over whether the jury committed misconduct in its deliberations.
In a separate filing last night, Apple asked for a judgment as a matter of law that various Samsung devices infringe its patents, and previously asked for an additional $707 million in damages, and sales bans on infringing Samsung products.


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It's been an incredible year for the retail and e-commerce industries, especially when it comes to local discovery shopping. 2012 was marked by new company introductions, market consolidation, growing social media influence and evolved retail tactics to drive consumers from online to in-store shopping.
And, based on conversations I've been having with media partners, industry experts, and customers, even greater shifts can be expected in 2013. Once the dust settles, new business models and retail leaders will emerge, driven by technology trends like mobile and social networking as well as cultural trends. High-touch shopping and local customer engagement will also be making a comeback.
At the encouragement of the Wanderful team, I've captured some of my office ramblings into a list of predictions. Hopefully, this will be start of a very interesting conversation.
What's in Store for 2013
Amazon will launch retail stores: As part of its mission to become the world's one-stop shop, Amazon is rolling out local and specialized channels and offers such as same-day delivery at its local merchandise pick-up locations. The next logical step will be opening actual retail stores.
Same-day delivery from e-commerce sites and retail stores will become commonplace in major metros: This way, online shoppers can have the best of both worlds: lower prices and bigger selection as well as same-day receipt of purchase.
eBay will emerge as an important local retail company: eBay is turning its focus on regional shoppers. In 2013, eBay will not only continue that strategy, but also offer customers discounts to local merchants based on what's purchased online.
Commercial real estate will face its own mortgage-like crisis: Predictions indicate that there will be 30 percent (or more) excess retail square footage over the next few years, potentially creating a commercial real estate crisis similar to the 2008 mortgage crisis.
More big retailers will have chain-specific bar codes to combat the 'showrooming' effect: Retailers are attempting to thwart lost sales due to showrooming by replacing standard bar codes with innovative chain-specific codes that can't be scanned by smart phones.
"Daily Deals" will emerge from the penalty box as a viable business model: Daily deals will evolve as a profitable business model, squashing Wall Street concerns by demonstrating an ability to expand sales and profits.
via Marketwire: Growing Commercial Real Estate Crisis, Retailers Fighting Back Against 'Showrooming' and More Same-Day Delivery Expected in 2013


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Sony faced a setback in its campaign to control what software can run on its PlayStation 3 after hackers published one of the cryptographic keys that forms the core of the security scheme locking down the game console.
The so-called LV0 key, released by a crew calling itself "The Three Musketeers," grants access to the one of the most sensitive parts of the PS3. Its availability should make it easier for hackers and modders to work around restrictions Sony places on the console. The key can be used to decrypt future security updates Sony issues for the console and to incorporate those changes into custom firmware packages not authorized by the Japanese company. Sony has long discouraged the use of custom firmware by, among other things, blocking consoles that use them from connecting to the PlayStation Network.
The Three Musketeers said they discovered the LV0 key some time ago and only published it after a separate hacking group was using the code to build and sell its own custom firmware called BlueDiskCFW. Their post appears to be available here.
"You can be sure that if it wouldn't have been for this leak, this key would never have seen the light of day," the group wrote in a note accompanying the key, according to a post published on Tuesday to PlayStationLifeStyle.net. "Only the fear of our work being used by others to make money out of it has forced us to release this now."
Release of the key is only the latest attack on a security regimen that many PS3 users took as an affront to
their self-proclaimed what they argued is their right to use the console as they saw fit. Early efforts to seize control from Sony included PSJailbreak, which was a USB stick that allowed games to be fully installed to, and played from, the system's included hard drive. In late 2010, a group calling itself fail0verflow described ways work through the PS3's various security levels, which include a chain of trust, a hypervisor, and signed executables. The group ultimately located the ECDSA signature, a private cryptographic key the console uses to authorize high-level operations.
Working independently of the group, hacker George Hotz soon matched the fail0verflow feat by discovering and publicly releasing the metldr keys that could be used to trick the system into running unauthorized programs. Sony sued the New Jersey-based Hotz over the disclosure, but eventually agreed to drop the controversial lawsuit in exchange for promises he would curtail all future attempts to unlock the game console.
It remains unclear just how damaging the key's release will be to Sony's attempts to stop the running of pirated games and other types of unauthorized software on the PS3. Nate Lawson, a cryptographer and the principal of the Root Labs security consultancy, said the disclosure represents a setback for Sony in its attempt to control what end users can and can't do with the console.
"They're going to have to depend on obfuscation as their primary security measure to keep people from decrypting their updates," he told Ars. "It's a cat-and-mouse game that's now more closely in the favor of the attackers. But Sony has plenty of things they can still do. It's just another link in the chain."
Story updated to change the name of the group that leaked the key.
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